The Sandspur

Issue date: 11/12/04 Section: Entertainment

Media Credit: DEMSTORE.COM

The United States' presidential election is one of the most important events of the year; it decides which man, and which political party will be in charge of the most powerful and influential country for the next four years. So, why do some of the campaign ads, cartoons and pins make it feel like an argument between fifth graders on a playground during recess?

With all of the insults and mudslinging, the campaign was reminiscent of two little boys glaring at each, surrounded by a ring of their peers, about to engage in a fist fight.

One can almost picture Bush going up to Kerry and saying "The Democratic party needs two Johns in order to flush all the crap they produce. Ha ha ha ha. You're both full of it" And then expect to hear Kerry say, "Yeah, well, I'm rubber, you're glue; whatever you say bounces off me and sticks to you."

How immature can American politicians get? Are future debates going to turn into insult fests? Example: "You're so ugly you entered a beauty contest against the grim reaper and lost." or "You're so dumb you think politics is the study of those little brown parasites you have to pick off your dog," etc.

If that wasn't juvenile enough, they start pulling the mascots into it. The elephant versus the donkey. It's like a Disney movie: "My ass is better than yours" and "No way, my pachyderm has a much thicker hide than yours, and it never forgets!"

Really it seems like we've almost reached the point where the next election will be held "Reality TV style" with the candidates auditioning on national TV and then being voted off one by one. It's time we added a little maturity and common sense to our political system before it's too late.

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